The mini laptop

RamyAbdelbadea has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

a phone that everyone must try ... but you will think that every other phone is small ...
no time to write a full review .... you should just try this phone by your self .........
but the battery life is not that good on 3g ......

Pros

Cons

great phone to use

HussamAldean has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

I consider this phone is the best phone ever made by samsung even the latest one SIII from samsung
It has great build quality but plastic amazing outdoor camera performance and bad indoor performance , great audio quality , game expriance ,etc

Pros

Cons

Had little need for a cell phone until this Phablet came along

DonShock has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

The first cell phone I've regularly carried. I don't make calls enough to justify a cell phone bill of any real size, but being able to slip a tablet in my pocket made it a different story. Love the screen size and readability. Most web pages easily navigated even in portrait mode without pinch-zoom and needing to pan around the screen. Reading longer articles a bit small in portrait but easy in landscape. Still learning the ropes so not fully utilizing all the functions, expecially the stylus. Most stylus use so far is for precision taps, etc. instead of using a finger. Not sure I'll ever be enough of an artist to really make use of pressure sensitivity. Many of the use quirks that I notice seem to be addressed in ICS, can't wait for it! Width of phone seemed a bit large initially but quickly became normal.

Reception9/10Bars sometimes low, but never seems to have an effect on use.

Call quality10/10Better than the landline I dumped. Several people on other end of call have mentioned surprising clarity.

Internet8/10Stock browser not the best, but speed and connectivity never an issue. Screen size a big plus for browsing.

Multimedia9/10Just a hair more speaker volume would have made this a 10

Camera9/10Good quality in most cases, could use a bit more light from the flash. Panorama mode a blast!

UI speed10/10Never a lag that I've noticed.

Everyday usage8/10Size is appreciated when you need it, but can be a bit of a challenge for EDC.

Text input9/10Only drawback is lack of customization for autocorrect.

Display10/10Big and bright. Most times I keep brightness at minimum and never even notice.

Battery9/10Pretty good, most times I get nearly 2 days of use. Wish for a bit more when using battery suckers like GPS. Coming from a feature phone it seems short, but in comparison to other smart phones it's great.

First experience

TheLibertine has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

No, the user experience is not perfect. But it is great. This is Android. My first smartphone, my first touch device ever. And now i have it, i cant take screens less than four inches serious anymore. This size is my favourite. You get used to it and keep noticing the advantages every day. For more details, see the ratings.

Build quality8/10Material choice is good, the plastic feels and looks great and it has metallic edges. But the build quality could be a bit better - if you try hard, you can hear it cracking a bit.

Reception10/10Not much thoughts about it.

Call quality8/10My 2004 Samsung phone did this better. No fantastic results here. It is a phone and you can call someone with it.

Internet10/10Using Wi-Fi, it is blazing fast (even compared to Intel i7-notebooks) and the experience is close enough as good as with an 7-inch tablet.

Multimedia9/10Gorgeous display, multitasking and good sound. But the Music/Reader hub is not supported in some countries, as mine

Camera10/10Forget about that 235902ß0 megapixels-crap on smartphones. The camera makes amazing pictures that you can print on A4 and it will still look great.

UI speed8/10Needs more Ice Cream Sandwich... You can feel that Gingerbread is getting old. I would prefer iOS, if you ask me. But not on that tiny heavy iPhone.

Everyday usage10/10Of course i use it every day. With a smartphone in your hand, you should never get bored.

Text input9/10It is comfortable to type, but still does not compare to hardware keyboards.

Display10/10Nuff said.

Battery8/10Nothing fantastic here, if you ask me. It is the freaking amount of crapware apps you usually install, that drains your battery life connecting to the mobile network every five secs.
If you shut down mobile networks, the battery life is great, trough.

Best Phone You Can Get!

Deicide has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

This phone is one of the best phones ever. so much that I have to review it. I am a tech junkie and that means I love to collect phones and resell them. I have owned in the past: Nokia 6290, KIRF iPhone 4(lol), Samsung Galaxy S II GT-i9100, LG Thrill 4G, Samsung Focus i917, HTC Sensation 4G, Sony Tablet S 32GB. None of these can compare to the mere presence of the Galaxy Note.

Build Quality 10/10: Has a very sturdy feel to it, choice of materials is your opinion. It is made out of plastic, but not anything cheap. I prefer the plastic b/c if Samsung had opted to choose a type of metal e.g. aluminum it would feel very heavy and uncomfortable in hand.

Call Quality 9/10: Produces some very nice tones and clear vocals. The volume could be have higher volume output, but nothing that would make me hate it.

Multimedia 10/10: Witht he Super AMOLED HD screen makes viewing pictures and videos a plus. Even encoded in 1080p videos are smooth and jitters, I don't know why somepeople do this b/c the resolution on the Note is 1280x800 not 1920x1080. Gaming is very smooth thanks to the Mali 400GPU.

UI Speed 9/10: Smooth for the most part, but sometimes when switched on to a live wallpaper, it sometimes jitters a bit. Also, when getting an overview of all your items the transition is not real smooth. But everything else like scrolling and launching apps is smooth.

Text Input 9/10: The keyboard is standard, nothing great about it. It is a delightful to type with two hands in landscape or potrait,...

This phone is one of the best phones ever. so much that I have to review it. I am a tech junkie and that means I love to collect phones and resell them. I have owned in the past: Nokia 6290, KIRF iPhone 4(lol), Samsung Galaxy S II GT-i9100, LG Thrill 4G, Samsung Focus i917, HTC Sensation 4G, Sony Tablet S 32GB. None of these can compare to the mere presence of the Galaxy Note.

Build Quality 10/10: Has a very sturdy feel to it, choice of materials is your opinion. It is made out of plastic, but not anything cheap. I prefer the plastic b/c if Samsung had opted to choose a type of metal e.g. aluminum it would feel very heavy and uncomfortable in hand.

Call Quality 9/10: Produces some very nice tones and clear vocals. The volume could be have higher volume output, but nothing that would make me hate it.

Multimedia 10/10: Witht he Super AMOLED HD screen makes viewing pictures and videos a plus. Even encoded in 1080p videos are smooth and jitters, I don't know why somepeople do this b/c the resolution on the Note is 1280x800 not 1920x1080. Gaming is very smooth thanks to the Mali 400GPU.

UI Speed 9/10: Smooth for the most part, but sometimes when switched on to a live wallpaper, it sometimes jitters a bit. Also, when getting an overview of all your items the transition is not real smooth. But everything else like scrolling and launching apps is smooth.

Text Input 9/10: The keyboard is standard, nothing great about it. It is a delightful to type with two hands in landscape or potrait, but not with one hand unless you have insanely large fingers lol. I think they could have made better use if they put a number row on top since of the large real estate you get.

Battery 9/10: I'm a big battery user and I get 5-6hrs. on it, if you're light user it'll probably last you a day or more. You get a 2500mah battery which is half the amount used in 10.1in. tablets.

Internet 10/10: Very fast and of course like any Android out there supports flash. Very smooth and text is easy to read b/c of the WXGA resolution. No lag at all.

Camera 10/10: This is a mobile phone is by far one of the best camera out there on a mobile handset. Pictures are crisp and colorful, no graininess well I haven't taken night pictures yet, only in daytime. Video capturing is a very awesome experience too with a smooth framerate in 1080p.

Everyday Usage 10/10: Use it everyday.

Display: One of the main reasons to get it of not the main reason. The Super AMOLED HD has a resolution of 1280x800 not 1280x720 like the Galaxy Nexus or Optimus LTE(ATT Nitro HD). 5.3in. makes browsing the internet and reading eBooks a pleasure.

Overall I'd give this phone a 9.5/10 only b/c of not producing a Super AMOLED+ HD screen since it would look better, but the plus is not to get worked up over. Oh yes, another thing many users including I notice black splotches when putting on a completely back background. Their tiny and you won't notice the splotches at all if you have other colors around. This is not

Build quality10/10Has a very sturdy feel to it, choice of materials is your opinion. It is made out of plastic, but not anything cheap. I prefer the plastic b/c if Samsung had opted to choose a type of metal e.g. aluminum it would feel very heavy and uncomfortable in hand.

Reception10/10Great Reception!

Call quality9/10Produces some very nice tones and clear vocals. The volume could be have higher volume output, but nothing that would make me hate it.

Internet10/10Very fast and of course like any Android out there supports flash. Very smooth and text is easy to read b/c of the WXGA resolution. No lag at all.

Multimedia10/10With the Super AMOLED HD screen makes viewing pictures and videos a plus. Even encoded in 1080p videos are smooth and jitters, I don't know why somepeople do this b/c the resolution on the Note is 1280x800 not 1920x1080. Gaming is very smooth thanks to the Mali 400GPU.

Camera10/10This is a mobile phone is by far one of the best camera out there on a mobile handset. Pictures are crisp and colorful, no graininess well I haven't taken night pictures yet, only in daytime. Video capturing is a very awesome experience too with a smooth framerate in 1080p.

UI speed9/10Smooth for the most part, but sometimes when switched on to a live wallpaper, it sometimes jitters a bit. Also, when getting an overview of all your items the transition is not real smooth. But everything else like scrolling and launching apps is smooth.

Everyday usage10/10Use it everyday.

Text input10/10The keyboard is standard, nothing great about it. It is a delightful to type with two hands in landscape or potrait, but not with one hand unless you have insanely large fingers lol. I think they could have made better use if they put a number row on top since of the large real estate you get.

Display10/10One of the main reasons to get it of not the main reason. The Super AMOLED HD has a resolution of 1280x800 not 1280x720 like the Galaxy Nexus or Optimus LTE(ATT Nitro HD). 5.3in. makes browsing the internet and reading eBooks a pleasure.

Battery9/10I'm a big battery user and I get 5-6hrs. on it, if you're light user it'll probably last you a day or more. You get a 2500mah battery which is half the amount used in 10.1in. tablets.

Cons

Will not trade it for any other phone

joseph98 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

The best smart phone I have ever used . Very fast respond. Light weight. Well build. Amazing large screen. More than what I expected. Since I bought it I hardly use my laptop. They where right when they called it phablet. ( Phone & Tablet). Can browse any website in computer desktop mode including youtube website. This phone amazed me. Had it since Jan. 8 and loving it so far. I only wish the battery is more powerfull. Sure if samsung sell a 3000mAh battery I will replace my 2500mAh original battery.

Build quality10/10

Reception10/10

Call quality10/10

Internet10/10Can browse any website in computer desktop mode. Large screen. You have it all in this device. Flash player no problem this phone can handle it easily. Some website using java runs into problem ...Example error message ( Dooknet requires a java web browser to run) but still I can browse the website.

Multimedia10/10Video playback on this large screen is one of the main reason why I bought it and works above my expectation. Can play a 1080 video with no problem ever.

Camera10/10Had a phone ( not sure if I can name other brand) with 12MP cam but this samsung with 8MP can do a better video than the 12MP. Not to forget it shoot a 1080 video and I was amazed with the video quality. To me if the cam is not good then I will say bye to the phone and this samsung is staying with me because it has what I want.

UI speed10/10I don't play games but I can say since it can play a 1080 video then it must have a fast UI.

Everyday usage10/10I forget sometimes that I have a laptop. It almost replaced my laptop and I hardly use my computer since I bought the phone.

Text input10/10The screen is so large so samsung need to update the phone so numeric number is included in the keyboard instead of clicking on the Shift to bring the numbers while typing. The alphabetic and numeric can fit in this monster screen.

Display10/10This is the main reason why I bought it the large Amoled 5.3 inch screen.

Battery9/10I wish the battery was a 3000mAh or more. The 2500mAh original battery works fine but I wish they made a larger one because I use this phone heavy on WLAN and battery last like for 7 hours max. Still this phone rocks compare to my previous phone that has a 4 inch screen and lasted for only 4 hours.

The PERFECT PHONE

OHaZZaR has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

The perfect smartphone, has everything and is short on nothing. If you've been on IOS you might be disappointed but give it some time and android will be your new favorite. The hardware components of the Samsung Galaxy Note perfectly complements the software that comes with it and the display, which is probably the best thing about this device, is phenomenal. You guys can check out my ratings and why I gave this device such ratings. Keep in mind that some could easily be 10 once it gets Ice Cream Sandwich.

Build quality10/10It feels very comfortable holding it in 2 hands, the gorilla glass will offer extra protection for your screen, and it's back-plate, well let's just say it won't shatter like my iPhones did twice before buying this beauty.

Reception10/10No complaints.

Call quality10/10No complaints.

Internet9/10Tends to be choppy at times, but it's spectacular screen more than makes up for that, I must note however that I do prefer safari on the iPhone.

Multimedia10/10I loved the video player and the media player on this device, it even replaced my iPhone in that respect.

Camera9/10By no means a bad camera, it takes good stills and great 720p videos, I didn't like 1080p on it. It can replace your average point-and-shoots but not a bridge cam and certainly not a DSLR.

UI speed8/10I'm a little disappointed with this one. I bought a dual core 1.4GHz powerhouse, and there are some instances when switching screens would happen at around 10-15fps (estimate) as opposed to an iPhone 4 (which is supposedly slower) that is smooth in just about everything. However this phone is lightning fast when it comes to games and apps, so I do believe it's because of Gingerbread, so in that case when it gets it's Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade, it'll run faster than a Ferrari.

Everyday usage10/10I've been using the Note at least 7 hours a day for the past 2 days, need I say more.

Text input9/10Hand writing recognition is not flawless, speech recognition is not exactly as powerful as Siri and the keyboard's too big, but there's 3 input methods, so variety and choice makes up for that.

Display10/10Spectacular 1280x800 resolution makes looking at the display a joy. A high resolution coupled with a Super AMOLED display make colors look more appealing than ever, infact I'm watching all my movies on the note.

Battery8/10I LOVED the battery life on this beast, it'll last a full day for heavy users on just one charge.
It's not as powerful as the iPad's battery however and given it's near tablet size, this could've been the smartphone with the first tablet performance battery

Cons

samsung galaxy note

rawdeal has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

this is a mammoth taphone....u get some tab experiences as well as a smartphone functionality...its truly a macho product,,,girls stay ur hand off from this...
will love it when u use it...with a note in hand will grab peoples attention....even though it comes with its on impracticality, u will definitely love the Spen xperince...Spen is the real rock-star,,,its a bit unresponsive but once u get a hold of its functionality u will love it

Cons

Great phone some years a go.

cesko91 has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

Galaxy note has been a top phone for years, thanks to the great work made by Samsung in terms of personalization and additional features. But the built-in rom, after some updates, has become too heavy for the RAM and CPU, increasing the lag of touchwitz UI. A good solution is to chose custom roms based on touchwitz.

Build quality9/10Excellent material, no damnages after several accidenti

Reception9/10Good signal quite everywhere

Call quality10/10Excellent call quality, the sounds are very clear

Internet8/10The built-in browser is better than chrome, but is not so quick-responsive. The reception of 3g signal is ok, no LTE

Multimedia8/10Nice gallery and music organization.

Camera8/10Very good for his time whith samsung's stock application

UI speed5/10Full of lag after Jelly Bean installation in 2013.

Everyday usage6/10The possibility to add special movments are very useful, but the phone is a bit lagful

Text input7/10Samsung's keyboard is ok

Display8/10Very bright but after some years it left a lighy yellow stripe.

Pros

Cons

samsung galaxy note n7000

imad-raja has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

too good 5.3 inches camera 8 and 2 megapixels 16 gb Built-in storage
the only bad thing is Battery life too good 5.3 inches camera 8 and 2 megapixels 16 gb Built-in storage
the only bad thing is Battery life
good phone but ther is better phones in the Market you can buy like
amsung GALAXY Note II

Pros

Cons

Excellent phablet

bor4c has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

My SGS II become too small and I bought Note. It's an excellent phone and tablet in one device. Excellent big SAMOLED display with 16:10 ratio is perfect for book reading and web surfing. Even two years old, this smartphone can cope with almost every android app.

Cons

samsung g(great)note

monkeybone has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Ijust use the phone and felt it is good after using an iphone.Clearly it is indeed a great smartphone to replace with as it fulfil my needs as a person who loves to watch movie on smartphone while travelling.About the battery,i cant complain much as the os is still not on the upgrade yet but still the battery life is good enough and os is still functioning great.Performance wise.Simply love it

Pros

Cons

Not as good as mentioned in some of the reviews

ayerbe59 has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

Main plus side is the screen size, but this is where the problems start since bigger screen equals more drain on the battery so you can literally see the battery power going down before your eyes if you are a frequent user of this beast. The build quality in relation to its price is poor. I had mine for about 13 months and the power button got stuck, plus all sort of other niggling problems. Samsung bloatware is a nuisance, unless you root it, and just hogs memory unnecessarily. In short, it's massive yet like many big things they look impressive but when you look closer there isn't much substance in them. I will never buy another.

Build quality3/10In relation to its price there are far better phones around

Reception7/10It's on par with other devices

Call quality6/10It may cut callers off if the screen doesn't quite turns itself off well

Internet6/10Isn't that fast either

Multimedia8/10Probably its best angle

Camera8/10Pretty decent pictures and easy to handle

UI speed7/10Temperamental!

Everyday usage6/10To many minuses, it's just average

Text input7/10Swype can get very slow if other apps are running in the background

Pros

Cons

This phone isn't tough enough for me

neonspunk has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

Been using this phone less then 2 years and I can't wait to change it when the contract is up, this phone isn't tough enough like iphone, the interface still sucks, I still get lost when trying to find a certain pictures, the battery is really bad, even on idle, imagine with 70 percent batt before going to bed, it might be dead by morning, even without touching it. It auto run apps on idle, I tried using Juice Defender, but it doesn't help much now. I'm throwing this phone in the bin this december!

Pros

Cons

Can't live without it

cprasetya28 has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

at first, I doubt what samsung want to do with this "gigantic" phone or "mini" tablet. But, I always been a gadget fans, so I decided to take it. and the result...can't even leave it alone, for daily use it's excellent, the camera, the s-Note, the memo, calendar, all apps are very useful for my jobs, it make everything easier, but one my complaints just the battery usage, but it's okay...good job samsung.....

Cool Smartphone

DinosaurOfPhones has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

It's very cool smartphone, recommended for some that they love to write with pen so much, Love it! Perfect phone for work, and gaming. For me it's the best phone i've ever got, I just browse fast with it, Cool functions, Cool S-pen. Like the s-pen on it!

Cons

Awesome phone

skandyblaze has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

Coming this December,My note will complete a year in my hands and its really good phone ,worth every penny of money spent on it,but there was a problem of the micro USB port after upgrading to ICS ,other than that its performance is excellent .I am proud to be the owner of this gigantic smart phone

Truly a fabulous Phablet!!!

ShayonX has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

I have been using this phone over 6 months. It is truly a super phone. It is at par with the best out there and it has an added advantage with the super sensitive s pen...A must buy for those who can handle its size.

Pros

Cons

mohamed samir elbaramony

ferari has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

good phone - but i stay about 8 second when i get the contacts, log and dial pad - i don't know why - if any one have solving for this issue kindly post or email me on: mohamedsamirelbaramony@yahoo.com

i have two galaxy note, for me and my wife - the each have the same contacts delay problem.

i saw different between the two:

my galaxy note: the screen in white color is not clear if compared with the second G. note

my galaxy note:the camera flash is strongest than the second G. note

my galaxy note: made in vietnam and the other made by samsung

but i saw the third galaxy note one with my friend made in vietnam with same color of my second G.note (white colore is clear).

Cons

My First Samsung Smartphone

godfrey1989 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

This is my review after using this phone for 3 days, I will update my review after a month. I have always wanted to buy the Samsung Galaxy S2 but when this phone came out I said to myself I have to buy this. This is a must buy if you want to have a smartphone and a tablet in one. The S Pen is a cool feature, you can take a snapshot from the web and edit it and share it instantly.

Build quality9/10Though the phone is plastic but it's well built. My only problem is the back cover, I feel like i'm going to break it everytime I remove it.

Reception9/10The signal bar is always between one and two at home. My previous mobile phones had almost full bars of signal but good that it doesn't have an effect.

Call quality9/10The call quality is very good but I gave it 9 because I had a call from a friend and she said that she couldn't hear me clearly. Maybe her mobile has the problem.

Internet10/10I really love browsing on the big screen, it's so easy for me to read. The page loads up very fast and it has flash too unlike my boring iPhone.

Multimedia10/10Finally, I can enjoy watching all types of HD videos without converting and syncing with iTunes. The music is player is great too but I have downloaded an app called PowerAmp and it makes the listening experience superb.

Camera10/10The best camera phone I have ever used but I won't use it that much since I have a DSLR.

UI speed9/10The UI is fast and smooth except when you pinch zoom-out to display all panes and also when you unlock the lockscreen it's a bit laggy unlike on my HTC Desire S it's very smooth.

Everyday usage9/10Not easy for one-handed use but I know I will adjust to it. I only use my laptop now for transferring files to the phone and some other stuff since I browse the web on now on the phone.

Text input10/10The keyboard is so easy to type because of it's large screen and there is also an option for one-handed use.

Display10/10Amazing 1280x800 resolution and 5.3" HD Super Amoled display make a great watching experience. This is the reason why I bought this phone. The phone is still bright even on it's lowest setting and great outdoor visibility. I don't care if the colors are not natural.

Cons

One week experience with Galaxy Note...

arash64a has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Before this phone i had: Xperia X10, Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab, Desire HD, Nexus S, Galaxy S II, iPhone 4 and after these phone i buy Galaxy Note.
Now i can say:
If you want to have: SMAAAAAAAART PHONE : buy Galaxy Note
If you want to have: SMART PHOOOOOOONE : go to another phone...
Good luck ;-)

21babydoll12posted on18 Oct 2013, 21:32

6

Best phone I've ever had

21babydoll12 has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

People thought I was crazy. Now its 2013 and everyone wants a phablet. This was and still the original champ. Loved everything about it. Granted I got tired of TouchWiz but this phone was still the best at everyhting. Phone calls are clear, screen quality is superb, touch screen is responsive and the camera is still one of my favorites. The build is great overall and after 3 years of use the plastic materials are still in great shape. Battery sucked after 1 year of heavy use. Now the phablet collects dusk because I got tired of replacing the OEM battery every year. Loast my stylus twice. I wish the intrusion had a better fixture to hold it more firmly. The WIFI antenna after 2 years of heavy use went dead on me. Overall this was my favorite phone the last 3 years. I wished the Note 3 had the same magic but it lacks that special suprise that the 1st had. And that was being the 1st phablet and only phablet anyone would want. Note 3 is a huge let down.

Build quality8/10love the plastic build. very durable use over 3 years

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